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Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Source: thenationonlineng.net

Four suspects arrested in Kwara woman's killing

Murder Murder

Officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State have arrested four persons in connection with the killing of a woman in the state.

The incident happened on Saturday last week at Esie, Irepodun local government area of the state, the Corps said.

The deceased was identified as Aishat Sanni, while the suspects were listed as Adams Sodiq, 19, Rasaq Rasheed, 16, Lukman Quadri, 15, and Billiamine Quayum, 16.

NSCDC spokesperson Abawale Afolabi quoted the arresting officer Babatunde Azeez O as saying he “received a complaint on the 2nd of April, 2021 at about 5 pm from one Alhaji Musa Waziri (Secretary, Fulani and Bororoin Esie and Ijan region) reporting a missing woman by name Aishat Sanni.

“The missing woman’s body was later discovered in the bush and four suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of the woman by the search team of NSCDC, vigilante and the Nigerian police.”

Afolabi said the “body was later discovered on the 03/04/2021 in the bush around 08:30 am half-naked with cuts all over her body; that three of the suspects namely Rasaq Rasheed, Lukman Quadri and Biliaminu Qoyum confirmed in their statements that the prime suspect Sodiq Adams arrested a Bororo woman for allegedly stealing cashew nuts but later escaped; that investigation revealed that Sodiq  Adam’s convinced the other three suspects to run after the second Bororo woman who ran away so that he could have carnal knowledge of the one arrested; that in the  process of trying to rape the deceased, he was bitten in the left arm and had bruises on his neck inflicted by the late Aishat.”

He added that “Investigation further revealed  that the other victim that escaped when asked about the whereabouts of the deceased confirmed that the deceased was captured by the prime suspect Sodiq Adams.”

The spokesperson said the case had been transferred to the police.